Merve is a feminine

Turkish given name A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''soyadı'' (surname) in the full na ...

of Arabic origin. It has two meanings: #

Pebble A pebble is a clast of rock with a particle size of based on the Udden-Wentworth scale of sedimentology. Pebbles are generally considered larger than granules ( in diameter) and smaller than cobbles ( in diameter). A rock made predominant ...

# One of the two sacred hills in Mecca, Saudi Arabia between which Muslims travel back and forth seven times as part of the ritual pilgrimages. Merve is mentioned in sura of Bakara, verse 158. According to General Directorate of Civil Registration and Nationality of Turkey, Merve was the most popular female name between 1991 and 2000.

People

Some of the known people with this name are: *

Merve Adıyaman Merve Adıyaman (born 12 September 1994), also known as Merve Özbolluk, is a Turkish women's handballer, who plays in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for Üsküdar Bld. SK, and the Turkey national team. The -tall sportswoman plays i ...

(born 1994), Turkish handball player * Merve Aladağ (born 1993), Turkish women's football striker *

Merve Aydın Merve Aydın (born 17 March 1990) is a Turkish middle distance runner. She is a member of Fenerbahce athletics team. The tall athlete at is coached by Gülnara Mamadova. She won a silver medal in the 2008 Bydgoszcz at the 2008 World Junior ...

(born 1990), Turkish middle distance runner *

Merve Aydın (basketball) Merve Aydın (born 10 March 1994) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe. Career She began with basketball playing at the age of ten. Despite her height disadvantage, she became a successful player. In the 2008–09 season ...

(born 1994), Turkish basketball player *

Merve Boluğur Merve Boluğur (born 16 September 1987) is a Turkish actress and model. She is well known for her roles in fantasy series '' Acemi Cadı'' (the Turkish version of ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch''), '' Küçük Sırlar'' (the Turkish version of ''Go ...

(born 1987), Turkish actress * Merve Dalbeler (born 1987), Turkish volleyball player * Merve Kavakçı (born 1968), Turkish politician *

Merve Kuryluk Mervin Kuryluk (born August 10, 1937) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played two playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1962 Stanley Cup playoffs Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year start ...

(born 1937), Canadian male ice hockey player *

Merve Lowien Merve is a feminine Turkish given name of Arabic origin. It has two meanings: # Pebble # One of the two sacred hills in Mecca, Saudi Arabia between which Muslims travel back and forth seven times as part of the ritual pilgrimages. Merve is mention ...

(born 1937), German publisher and author *

Merve Nur Eroğlu Merve Nur Eroğlu (born March 25, 1993) is a Turkish para-archer competing in the women's recurve bow event. She took part at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Early life Merve Nur Eroğlu was born in Bolu, Turkey on March 25, 1993. She lives in her ...

(born 1993), Turkish Paralympic archer *

Merve Sevi Merve Sevi (born 24 July 1987) is a Turkish actress, mostly known for her roles in romantic comedy ''Omuz Omuza'', youth series ''Hayat Bilgisi'' and most recently in ''Yalanci Yarim'', a popular TV show where she rose to nationwide fame. She jo ...

(born 1987), Turkish actress *

Merve Erez Merve is a feminine Turkish given name of Arabic origin. It has two meanings: # Pebble # One of the two sacred hills in Mecca, Saudi Arabia between which Muslims travel back and forth seven times as part of the ritual pilgrimages. Merve is mention ...

(born 1986), Turkish composer *

Merve Tanıl Merve Tanıl (born February 22, 1990 in Ankara) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 180 cm and plays as setter. She played for , İBA Kimya TED Ankara Kolejliler before she was transferred by Yeşilyurtspor for the 2013-14 season. She a ...

(born 1990), Turkish volleyball player *

Merve Terzioğlu Merve Terzioğlu (24 February 1987 – 7 April 2008) was a Turkish swimmer in the sports club Galatasaray the latest and before that (2002–2006) in Fenerbahçe, both teams in leading positions nationally in Turkey. She was the holder of two na ...

(1987-2008), Turkish swimmer * Merve Tuncel (born 2005), Turkish swimmer *

Safa Merve Nalçacı Safa Merve Nalçacı (born 28 July 1993) is a Turkish women's football defender currently playing in the Turkish Women's Football Super League for Beylerbeyi S.K. with jersey number 2. She was part of the Turkey women's national team. Private ...

(born 1993), Turkish women's footballer * Merve Özkan - Ehrenfrau ich küss dein herz Digga vallah

Institutions

Merve Verlag Merve is a feminine Turkish given name of Arabic origin. It has two meanings: # Pebble # One of the two sacred hills in Mecca, Saudi Arabia between which Muslims travel back and forth seven times as part of the ritual pilgrimages. Merve is mention ...

, German publishing house founded by Merve Lowien and others

References

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